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Portage County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Portage County

Index to Locations Almond Lone Pine Cemetery Plover Plover Cemetery Stevens Point Forest Cemetery Stevens Point Guardian Angel Cemetery Stevens Point St. Peter Cemetery Stevens Point St. Stephen Cemetery Near Stevens Point McDill Cemetery Lone Pine Cemetery Almond, Portage County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Walter Dickson Corrigan Sr. (d. 1951) — also known as Walter D. Corrigan, Sr. — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Almond, Portage County, Wis. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924; Progressive candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1934, 1940. Defender of Aaron Burr; delivered over 250 speeches on "A Lawyer's Defense of Aaron Burr.". Died in Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wis., November 24, 1951. Interment at Lone Pine Cemetery. Plover Cemetery Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Luther Hanchett (1825-1862) — of Wisconsin. Born in Middlebury, Portage County, Ohio, October 25, 1825. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1856-60; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1861-62; died in office 1862. Died in Plover, Portage County, Wis., November 24, 1862 (age 37 years, 30 days). Interment at Plover Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Forest Cemetery Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   George Washington Cate (1825-1905) — also known as George W. Cate — of Amherst, Portage County, Wis.; Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Montpelier, Washington County, Vt., September 17, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1852-53; circuit judge in Wisconsin 7th Circuit, 1854-75; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1880; postmaster at Stevens Point, Wis., 1887. Died in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis., March 7, 1905 (age 79 years, 171 days). Interment at Forest Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William W. Spraggon (1836-1901) — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born November 30, 1836. Mayor of Stevens Point, Wis., 1866, 1878-80, 1886-87, 1890. Died August 2, 1901 (age 64 years, 245 days). Interment at Forest Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Matthew Wadleigh (1821-1905) — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born September 22, 1821. Mayor of Stevens Point, Wis., 1873. Died March 12, 1905 (age 83 years, 171 days). Interment at Forest Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Judith M. Harvey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Guardian Angel Cemetery Main Street Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here: John T. Kostuck (1892-1960) — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis., October 7, 1892. Piano dealer; piano tuner; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Portage County, 1931-60. A blasting accident made him blind at age 14. Died in 1960 (age about 67 years). Interment at Guardian Angel Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 St. Peter Cemetery Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Alois L. Jacoboski (1896-1976) — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born June 9, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Stevens Point, Wis., 1949-53. Died March 21, 1976 (age 79 years, 286 days). Interment at St. Peter Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Stephen Cemetery Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Charles H. Cashin (1880-1961) — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 16, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936, 1940, 1944; member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1944; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1944-51. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Died in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis., February 27, 1961 (age 80 years, 103 days). Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Patrick Henry Cashin and Mary Elizabeth (Hayden) Cashin; married, October 7, 1922, to Leona M. Geisler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Patrick Henry Cashin (1851-1926) — also known as Patrick H. Cashin — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Ireland, 1851. Mayor of Stevens Point, Wis., 1897, 1900-01, 1908-09. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis., November 29, 1926 (age about 75 years). Interment at St. Stephen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Patrick Cashin and Catherine (Kelly) Cashin; married to Mary E. Hayden; father of Charles H. Cashin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial McDill Cemetery County Highway HH Near Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Oscar Winfred Neale (b. 1873) — also known as Oscar W. Neale — of Stevens Point, Portage County, Wis. Born in Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio, December 17, 1873. Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; member of Wisconsin state senate 23rd District; elected 1946, 1950. Interment at McDill Cemetery.

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